to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sink (into); to get depressed
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to feel; to sense; to experience
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to have a talk; to tell a story
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
be (that) as it may; having said that
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to put one's strength into
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
delivery; transfer; hand-over
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele